Crime Rates at Vicarage Lane, Blackpool, FY4 4EQ

Vicarage Lane area has the 21st highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Clifton , and the 192nd highest crime rate of 494 local areas in Blackpool .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vicarage Lane (FY4 4EQ) in the last 12 months was 144.9 per 1,000 residents and was 44.0% lower than the Clifton average (258.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 70.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Lane (FY4 4EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Welbeck Avenue. Police recorded 169 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.